Aug 20 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) HD.N :
* THE HOME DEPOT ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS; UPDATES FISCAL YEAR 2019 GUIDANCE
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE $3.17
* Q2 SALES $30.8 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF $30.98 BILLION
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $3.08 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* SEES FY 2019 SALES UP ABOUT 2.3 PERCENT
* COMPARABLE SALES FOR Q2 OF FISCAL 2019 WERE POSITIVE 3.0 PERCENT
* QTRLY COMPARABLE SALES IN U.S. WERE POSITIVE 3.1 PERCENT
* ENCOURAGED BY MOMENTUM WE ARE SEEING FROM OUR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
* COMPANY EXPECTS ITS FISCAL 2019 COMP SALES TO BE UP APPROXIMATELY 4.0 PERCENT
* BELIEVE THAT CURRENT HEALTH OF U.S. CONSUMER AND STABLE HOUSING ENVIRONMENT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS
* LUMBER PRICES HAVE DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WHICH IMPACTS OUR SALES GROWTH
* COMPANY REAFFIRMED ITS DILUTED EARNINGS-PER-SHARE GROWTH GUIDANCE FOR YEAR
* COMPANY REAFFIRMED ITS DILUTED EARNINGS-PER-SHARE GROWTH GUIDANCE FOR YEAR
* SEES 2019 DILUTED EARNINGS-PER-SHARE GROWTH OF APPROXIMATELY 3.1 PERCENT FROM FISCAL 2018 TO $10.03
* HOME DEPOT - UPDATING 2019 SALES GUIDANCE TO ACCOUNT FOR CONTINUED LUMBER PRICE DEFLATION, POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO U.S. CONSUMER ARISING FROM ANNOUNCED TARIFFS
* FY EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $10.10, REVENUE VIEW $111.25 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA